Well, this last weekend was Trav's birthday so we decided to go out with a bang...
just kidding.. . but we did manage to have a good time anyway! We started off with some yummy pizza hut. We thought we would "splurge" since it was Trav's birthday. Now, usually pizza does not cost very much, but pizza in Japan is another story, and for the size.. . definitely not worth it!!!
At least the baskin robbins gives you lots and lots of yummies!
And of course a birthday just wouldn't be the same without some arcade games..
Japanese arcades are crazy because you can win huge prizes.. giant stuffed animals, whole boxes of goodies, much cooler than the arcades in the states!
Trav finished the night off with a little late-night Dr. Pepper, compliments of the import shop in Sendai!
So, that was Day 1: Trav's Birthday.. . onto Day 2 we decided an early morning hike would be nice, so off we go..
We went to a hiking spot that had a pretty nice temple, but we decided to first hike around the mountain before going to the temple.. . here's one of the views from the top! Very beautiful! It was well worth it, even though the hike was a little rough! When they say hike in Japan they mean it.. very steep and a lot of climbing!
Once we got to the temple there was a massive amount of statues that symbolize the gods (dead ancestors) of the mountain. The stone steps are the steps leading up the temple (luckily since we hiked around the mountain we didn't have to climb up all the stairs, just down!) Look at all the work they have to do to worship their gods (we sure are happy we can pray to Jesus anywhere!)(you can't tell in the picture but those stairs were steep and the path to it was super long!!)
After all that hiking we decided a nice hot bath would be nice, so we took the train to an onsen nearby. We got a private/family bath instead of using the public bath so we could actually talk to one another.. . otherwise we would have to go into the men's or women's side. For those of you who don't know what a public hot spring looks like, picture this with the tub being about the size of a pool both inside and outside!! With the private one, we even got our own room to watch TV in and to order food!
What a good birthday, Japanese style!!!
3 comments:
Looks like you had a pretty good birthday Travis. You two have been to and seen some pretty cool things so far. Anna and I have a week and 5 days left here in Wales. Maybe when we get back to the States we can catch you guys online sometime. Keep it real. peace.
Abbe just showed me how to get to your blog. I intended to get to yours earlier so that I could send you birthday greetings but I didn't get that done. Was thinking of you anyway on your day and said a prayer for you. Looks like you are in beautiful country. I have teacher check out tomorrow and then am done for the summer!:) Love, Aunt Cheryl
That Dr. Pepper looks pretty great, now if you only had a hershey's chocolate bar some water skis and me to share the whole experience with. That would be a great birthday!
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